Are there any tariff/duty to be paid for foreign coin buys ?

I see on eBay that a Canadian seller mentioned that there would be duty fees for us American buyers purchasing coins from him. Anybody experience this when buying coins from Canada or Europe ?

 

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No issues so far.

 

I started a thread about this recently on the World Coins forum. On eBay at least if you look at any listing from outside the U.S. there is a statement on the page saying your purchase will likely be subject to tariffs either at customs or at time of delivery. Based on that I am expecting that you will be charged a tariff if the item passes through customs.

 

In July I bought 2 Early Dated coins from Holland. Before the USPS would let me have the package I had to write them a check for $450. UPS and FedEx are doing the same. I'm not sure if there will be any refunds.

 

No issues so far with my ancient coins coming from Europe.